Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz “embellished” his military service and will have a difficult time winning the trust of voters, Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., told Newsmax on Thursday.

“Unfortunately, sometimes it’s tough to go back on what you said for fear people would lose confidence that you lied to them in the first place, that you embellished your service, which is what he did,” Bergman told “Wake Up America,” when asked on why Walz did not directly address accusations about stolen valor in regards to claims about his military service.

Walz, who served for 24 years in the U.S Army National Guard, has come under fire over his past comments about his military service, including his claims retirement rank and his carrying weapons of war “in war.” Former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, has accused Walz of “stolen valor,” and a group of veteran Republican legislators have called the governor’s claims about his service record “egregious.”

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